Simon Rimmer said he was left almost bankrupt and had to sell one of his restaurants, bursting into tears as his family was days away from losing their home - then he made a promise to his wife
Celebrity chef Simon Rimmer has opened up about the time he nearly went bankrupt when his daughter was just one year old, admitting that it was a 'big, big, big mistake' to buy a third restaurant. The Sunday Brunch star revealed that this decision left his family on the brink of losing not only their businesses but also their homes. Speaking on the Sliding Doors podcast, Rimmer described the situation as 'the most terrifying and life-affirming moment in my entire life'.
' Simon first opened his restaurant, Greens, in 1990, followed by Felix in 1994. The following year, he was offered the opportunity to purchase a site in Fallowfield, Manchester. The chef detailed how the neighbourhood was beginning to gentrify, but confessed that opening a third restaurant was a 'big, big, big mistake'. He revealed: 'We spent too much money on the fit out, and we were wrong about the location. We had a honeymoon period of the first couple of months, busy, great.
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